SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in CLEARWATER, Florida, operated by PINELLAS. Current enrollment sits at 521 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 151 schools in PINELLAS (87,955 students total), SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 20% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.7%; actual is 61.8%, +14.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pinellas County shows median household earnings sit near $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 64.7%.

SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 18%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 59% to 63%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.